Faculty
All Faculty

Orly Alter
Ph.D.

John Atkins
Ph.D., D.Sc.

Brenda L. Bass
Ph.D.

Nicola Camp
Ph.D.

Mario Capecchi
Ph.D.
Research: Microglia; Anxiety; Chronic anxiety disorder; Obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder (OCSD); Compulsive grooming; Neuropsychiatric disorders
mario.capecchi@genetics.utah.edu
Richard M. Cawthon
M.D., Ph.D.
Research: Molecular gerontology; Healthspan; Lifespan; Rejuvenation
rcawthon@genetics.utah.edu
Clement Y. Chow
Ph.D.
Research: Rare disease; Modifier genes; Drug repurposing; Precision medicine
cchow@genetics.utah.edu
Nathan Clark
Ph.D.
Research: Evolution; Genomics; Adaptations, including vision and diving
nclark@utah.edu
Jorge L. Contreras
J.D.

Bruce Edgar
Ph.D.

Karen Eilbeck
M.Sc., PhD.

Nels Elde
Ph.D.
Research: Evolutionary genetics; Host-pathogen interactions; Virus discovery; Molecular evolution
nelde@genetics.utah.edu
Marina Venero Galanternik
Ph.D.
Research: Meningeal development and function; Functional analysis of meningeal cell types; Meningeal regeneration; Meningeal characterization in aging and infection; Zebrafish; Developmental biology and microscopy
marina.venero@genetics.utah.edu
Raymond Gesteland
Ph.D.

Christopher Gregg
Ph.D.

David Jonah Grunwald
Ph.D.
Research: Maintenance of embryo stem cells; Transcription pausing; Calcium mobilization in tissue patterning; Genome editing; Genetics of osteoarthritis
grunwald@genetics.utah.edu
Stephen Guthery
M.D., M.S.

Michael Howard
Ph.D.
Research: Translational control of gene expression; Recoding; Ribosome profiling; RNA structure
mhoward@genetics.utah.edu
Lynn B. Jorde
Ph.D.
Research: Disease-gene identification; Population genetics
lbj@genetics.utah.edu
Erik M. Jorgensen
Ph.D.

Michael Jurynec
Ph.D.

Gabrielle Kardon
Ph.D.
Research: Muscle development, regeneration, and disease; Effects of viral infection on muscle structure and function
gkardon@genetics.utah.edu
Kristen Kwan
Ph.D.
Research: Eye morphogenesis, Zebrafish imaging, Extracellular matrix signaling
kmkwan@genetics.utah.edu
Ed Laufer
Ph.D.

Ellen Leffler
Ph.D.
Research: Human and non-human primate evolutionary genomics; Infectious disease.
leffler@genetics.utah.edu
Mark Leppert
Ph.D.

Anthea Letsou
Ph.D.
Research: Drosophila embryonic development; Cell signaling; Morphogenesis; Trainee education
aletsou@genetics.utah.edu
Suzanne L. Mansour
Ph.D.
Research: Mouse inner ear development; FGF signaling; Mouse models of human hearing loss; Genome engineering
suzi.mansour@genetics.utah.edu
Gabor Marth
D.Sc.
Research: DNA sequence variations; Computational algorithms; Comprehensive web tool system
gmarth@genetics.utah.edu
Mark Metzstein
Ph.D.
Research: Graduate and medical student education; Graduate student mentoring; Genetics
markm@genetics.utah.edu
Anne M. Moon
M.D., Ph.D.

Charles Murtaugh
Ph.D.
Research: Pancreatic cancer; Differentiation; Signaling; Gene regulation
murtaugh@genetics.utah.edu
John Opitz
M.D.

Marcus Pezzolesi
Ph.D., M.P.H.

Josef T. Prchal
M.D.

Stefan-M. Pulst
Pulst, M.D.

Aaron Quinlan
Ph.D.
Research: Human genome interpretation; Application of genomics to clinical care; Chromosome stability and somatic genome evolution; Algorithm and genomics software development; Cancer genetics; Nucleotide repeat disorders; Population genomics; Genetics of complex cisease
aquinlan@genetics.utah.edu
Aylin Rodan
M.D., Ph.D.

Adrian Rothenfluh
PhD, M.Sc.

Michael D. Shapiro
Ph.D.

Gillian Stanfield
Ph.D.
Research: Graduate and medical student education; Graduate student mentoring
gillians@genetics.utah.edu
Louisa A. Stark
Ph.D.
Research: Science and health educational materials development and research; Community engagement
louisa.stark@utah.edu
Carl Thummel
Ph.D.
Research: Developmental timing; Nuclear receptors; Metabolism
cthummel@genetics.utah.edu
Robert Weiss
Ph.D.
Research: Inherited neuromuscular disorders; Modifier genes; Pedigree studies
bob.weiss@genetics.utah.edu
Mark Yandell
Ph.D.
Research: Computational biology; Human population genetics; Image processing; Computer-assisted bioinformatics; Comparative genomics
myandell@genetics.utah.edu